Hot Movie Superhero of the Week: The Mighty Thor

Check out the first look at Chris Hemsworth as the mighty Thor from the upcoming movie of the same name.

Whattya think?

Pretty hot, huh?

Chris Hemsworth is Thor, the god of sexy - I mean, thunder

Good lookin' Chris Hemsworth, who played Capt. James T. Kirk's father in the new 'Star Trek' - has been tapped to play Marvel Comics' Thor in a new big screen adaption of the comic book Norse god of thunder.

And speaking of tapping Chris Hemsworth, I'd ... never mind.

Is Bea Arthur the new Black Panther?

A new Black Panther will be taking over for King T'Challa this February in the pages of Marvel Comics.

The company has been putting out a series of teaser images featuring different characters wearing Black Panther's familiar skin tight togs and panther mask and, apparently, Bea Arthur is in the running.

Image via Major Spoilers.

New Music: Punisher: War Zone

I don't know how I feel about yet another Punisher adaption but Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) is pleased to announce the upcoming soundtrack release to PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, from Marvel Comics’ latest film adaptation of fictional vigilante and deadly antihero Frank Castle. The lethal motion picture soundtrack features a powerful collection of A-list rockers including the first new music in 3 years from Rob Zombie in addition to heart-pounding songs from rock icons such as Seether, Slayer, Slipknot and Rise Against. The fifteen-track album attacks stores on 11/25/08. The film opens nationwide on December 5th, 2008.

The original track “War Zone”, written for and inspired by the film, contains the kind of raw, throttling energy that has made Rob Zombie a platinum selling artist. The song will also serve as the first single from the soundtrack. About his contribution, Rob Zombie said: "I love writing music for films, rather than just throwing them an unwanted B side or remix. This track was written exclusively for Punisher War Zone. A punishing track for a punishing movie."

The record also features Slayer’s 2008 Grammy winning “Final Six” and current chart-topping singles from Slipknot “Psychosocial” and Seether “Fallen”. The beatdown doesn’t stop there, with a broad mix of new and unreleased music that spans every niche of the rock genre, including unreleased songs by premiere punk group Rise Against and emo scenesters Senses Fail. Dan Trapp of Senses Fail had this to say: "We are super excited to be a part of the Punisher legacy… when we heard we were going to be involved, we all threw up in our hands out of excitement.”

Providing extra ammunition to round out the album are emerging artists Kerli, highly praised electronica duo Justice, and an inspired, propulsive original score by Michael Wandmacher. This all adds up to make the PUNISHER: WAR ZONE soundtrack one of the most anticipated of the season.